• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Suit Jacket Tailoring Advice

fm2577

Active Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2012
Messages
26
Reaction score
0
Hey guys! I just got a new Brioni suit which fits perfectly except for puckering on the left shoulder and bunching fabric in the back--can a good tailor fix these issues? Take a look at the photos below:

 

Tim Beasley

Member
Joined
Oct 14, 2011
Messages
16
Reaction score
7
Dear Friend,

It appears as if you need a light pad on your left shoulder.

You also have a drop right shoulder which is why you have the ripples on your lower right side. This alteration may be costly but it is necessary for you. The tailor may want to take apart the garment at the right shoulder seam and bring up the material from the shoulder.

Your left sleeve-head does appear to have too much fabric which the tailor can easily take off the arm and reduce the excess fabric.

Where are you from?


All the Best,

Tim
 

sullivan025

Timed Out
Timed Out
Joined
Sep 30, 2011
Messages
138
Reaction score
2
It's a little too big for your but nothing that a good tailor can fix.
 

Despos

Distinguished Member
Dubiously Honored
Joined
Mar 16, 2006
Messages
8,770
Reaction score
5,799
You need someone really good to make this perfect. The back/shoulders are too wide and the sleeve cap is too high. Have to remove the sleeves and recut them to match the armhole and reduce the width of the upper back and shoulder. You may need the shoulder slope adjusted, maybe not. The fullness is showing vertical fullness and not diagonal pulling. A front shot and seeing the full body of the jacket would assist the diagnosis.
You want someone very skilled to match the quality of the Brioni workmanship and knows how to match the cut of the sleeve with the armhole.
 
Last edited:

Despos

Distinguished Member
Dubiously Honored
Joined
Mar 16, 2006
Messages
8,770
Reaction score
5,799

Dear Friend, 

It appears as if you need a light pad on your left shoulder.

You also have a drop right shoulder which is why you have the ripples on your lower right side.


Why a pad on the left if the right is low?
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 85 37.8%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 86 38.2%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 23 10.2%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 35 15.6%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 36 16.0%

Forum statistics

Threads
506,408
Messages
10,588,988
Members
224,223
Latest member
jaroslavalena
Top